Django models avoid duplicates

Question

In models:

class Getdata(models.Model):
    title = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    state = models.CharField(max_length=2, choices=STATE, default=\"0\")         


        

Answer 1

The unique_together also suggested is the best way, but if that's not appropriate for your needs, you can handle it in your form's clean method. eg

def clean(self):
   try:
      Getdata.objects.get(title=self.cleaned_data['title'], 
                          state=self.cleaned_data['state'],
                          name=self.cleaned_data['name'],
                          created_by=self.cleaned_data['created_by'] )
      #if we get this far, we have an exact match for this form's data
      raise forms.ValidationError("Exists already!")
   except Getdata.DoesNotExist:
      #because we didn't get a match
      pass

   return self.cleaned_data

Answer 2

If an individual field needs to be unique, then you just add unique=True:

class Getdata(models.Model):
    title = models.CharField(max_length=255, unique=True)
    state = models.CharField(max_length=2, choices=STATE, default="0")
    name = models.ForeignKey(School)
    created_by = models.ForeignKey(profile)

If you want a combination of fields to be unique, you need unique_together:

class Getdata(models.Model):
    title = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    state = models.CharField(max_length=2, choices=STATE, default="0")
    name = models.ForeignKey(School)
    created_by = models.ForeignKey(profile)
    class Meta:
        unique_together = ["title", "state", "name"]

Answer 3

I think injecting a Jquery/JS code to hide the save button would be a good idea.

Create a custom_validate.js file like below and place it in directory static(static file directory)

if (!$) {
    $ = django.jQuery;
}

$( document ).ready(function() {
    $("[name=_save]").click(function() {
       $("[name=_save]").css("visibility", "hidden");
    });
});

And in admin.py, add the below code.

class CustomDataForm(forms.ModelForm):

    class Meta:
        model = GetData

class GetDataAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    # ....
    .....
    form = CustomDataForm

    class Media:
        js = ('/static/custom_validate.js', )